This Indian music festival offers a luxury desert experience like no other

Champagne brunches, charter planes rides and off-roading courses

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After helming one of the largest blues festival in Asia, the popular Indian automobile company is gearing to expand its set list. With the upcoming Mahindra Open Sky, a destination music festival slated to take place near Jodhpur from November 24-26, the company will offer a platform for indie music fans and adventure lovers.

Set at Reggie’s Camel Camp Osian, a luxury camp site in Rajasthan, the Mahindra Open Sky mixes music with adventure and can be described as a Magnetic Fields meets Enchanted Valley Carnival. “We wanted to be a little different from the other festivals in Rajasthan, so everything from our lineup to the activities are with an edge. The adventure bit, where our fleet of vehicles with off-loading functions will be available, is something festival attendants haven’t experienced before,” says Jay Shah, Head, cultural outreach, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

While the music lineup is dominantly from the independent music scene in India—Delhi’s Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator, Mumbai’s Nikhil D’Souza and Kolkata’s Parekh & Singh are some of the names on the roster—artists such as actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana are likely to please mainstream fans.

What makes this festival truly unique though is its limited entry policy, with only 500 tickets on the cards. “We want it to be an exclusive experience for a community that we bring together,” adds Shah. What makes it different from other music festivals in India is that their limited entry will ensure you are not likely to hustling your way through crowds or spending half your time at the festival queuing up at the bar counter. On the other hand, this three-day festival will feature a wellness session by Deepika Mehta and days marked with Champagne sundowners and camel racing, between their lineup of music and adventure activities. The best part? Festival goers from Mumbai can avail an exclusive charter flight from Mumbai to this festival.

Mahindra Open Sky will be held from November 24-26, 2017 at Reggie’s Camel Camp Osian, near Jodhpur. Tickets range between Rs 30,000 per person to Rs 60,000 for a couple.